1994 in music
Who ruled 1994? Ace Of Base was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Wet Wet Wet on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1994, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Of Base | 199 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 | Mariah Carey | 152 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Janet Jackson | 138 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Toni Braxton | 126 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | All-4-One | 122 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Madonna | 101 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Babyface | 99 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | R. Kelly | 94 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Boyz II Men | 88 | 18 | 20 |
| 10 | Celine Dion | 86 | 0 | 10 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1994 | Hero | Mariah Carey | 3 |
| Jan 22, 1994 | All for Love | Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting | 3 |
| Feb 12, 1994 | The Power Of Love | Celine Dion | 4 |
| Mar 12, 1994 | The Sign | Ace Of Base | 6 |
| Apr 9, 1994 | Bump N' Grind | R. Kelly | 4 |
| May 21, 1994 | I Swear | All-4-One | 11 |
| Aug 6, 1994 | Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites") | Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories | 3 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | I'll Make Love To You | Boyz II Men | 14 |
| Dec 3, 1994 | On Bended Knee | Boyz II Men | 3 |
| Dec 17, 1994 | Here Comes The Hotstepper (From "Ready To Wear") | Ini Kamoze | 2 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Another Night | Real McCoy | #3 | 45 | 101.1 |
| 2 | The Sign | Ace Of Base | #1 | 41 | 93.7 |
| 3 | I'll Make Love To You | Boyz II Men | #1 | 33 | 88.3 |
| 4 | Creep | TLC | #1 | 32 | 81.1 |
| 5 | I Swear | All-4-One | #1 | 30 | 75.8 |
| 6 | Wild Night | John Mellencamp & MeShell Ndegeocello | #3 | 42 | 75.1 |
| 7 | Always | Bon Jovi | #4 | 32 | 75.0 |
| 8 | Take A Bow | Madonna | #1 | 30 | 74.0 |
| 9 | On Bended Knee | Boyz II Men | #1 | 27 | 71.3 |
| 10 | Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites") | Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories | #1 | 30 | 70.3 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wet Wet Wet | 85 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Mariah Carey | 78 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | East 17 | 77 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | D:Ream | 67 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | Take That | 67 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Eternal | 66 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ace Of Base | 59 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Bon Jovi | 57 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Let Loose | 55 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Whigfield | 53 | 4 | 13 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 1994 | Twist and Shout ft Jack Radics and Taxi Gang | Chaka Demus and Pliers feat. Jack Radics & Taxi Gang | 2 |
| Jan 16, 1994 | Things Can Only Get Better | D:Ream | 4 |
| Feb 13, 1994 | Without You | Mariah Carey | 4 |
| Mar 13, 1994 | Doop | Doop | 3 |
| Apr 3, 1994 | Everything Changes | Take That | 2 |
| Apr 17, 1994 | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | (Symbol) | 2 |
| May 1, 1994 | The Real Thing | Tony Di Bart | 1 |
| May 8, 1994 | Inside | Stiltskin | 1 |
| May 15, 1994 | Come on You Reds | Manchester Utd Football Squad | 2 |
| May 29, 1994 | Love Is All Around | Wet Wet Wet | 15 |
| Sep 11, 1994 | Saturday Night | Whigfield | 4 |
| Oct 9, 1994 | Sure | Take That | 2 |
| Oct 23, 1994 | Baby Come Back | Pato Banton | 4 |
| Nov 20, 1994 | Let Me Be Your Fantasy | Baby D | 2 |
| Dec 4, 1994 | Stay Another Day | East 17 | 4 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All I Want For Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey | #1 | 148 | 277.1 |
| 2 | Love Is All Around | Wet Wet Wet | #1 | 43 | 83.9 |
| 3 | Think Twice | Celine Dion | #1 | 31 | 72.6 |
| 4 | Missing | Everything But The Girl | #3 | 34 | 54.8 |
| 5 | Whatever | Oasis | #3 | 112 | 51.0 |
| 6 | I Swear | All-4-One | #2 | 25 | 48.1 |
| 7 | Saturday Night | Whigfield | #1 | 19 | 46.1 |
| 8 | Baby Come Back | Pato Banton | #1 | 21 | 45.6 |
| 9 | Always | Bon Jovi | #2 | 23 | 45.1 |
| 10 | Stay Another Day | East 17 | #1 | 61 | 45.0 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works